Kingdom of Greece

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The Kingdom of Greece was a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Europe that existed from the 19th to the mid-20th century and played a significant role in regional conflicts and the formation of the modern Greek state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
sovereign state
abolishedMonarchy 1924
capital Athens
continent Europe
country Greece
currency Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union)
surface form: Greek drachma
dynasty House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
surface form: House of Glücksburg

House of Wittelsbach
endAsKingdom 1973
endOfMonarchy 1973
era 19th century
20th century
established 1832
establishedBy London Conference of 1832
finalFormallyAbolished 1974
firstKing Otto of Greece
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfStateTitle King of the Hellenes
legalSystem civil law
locatedIn Southeastern Europe
longName Kingdom of Greece self-link
majorReligion Greek Orthodox Church
memberOf League of Nations
United Nations
monarch Alexander of Greece
Constantine I of Greece
Constantine II of Greece
King George I of Greece
surface form: George I of Greece

King George II of Greece
surface form: George II of Greece

Otto of Greece
King Paul of Greece
surface form: Paul of Greece
nationalAnthem Hymn to Liberty
nationalSymbol blue and white flag of Greece
officialLanguage Greek
participatedIn Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
surface form: First Balkan War

Greco-Turkish War (1897)
Turkish War of Independence
surface form: Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)

Greek War of Independence
Balkan Wars
surface form: Second Balkan War

World War I
World War II
playedRoleIn formation of the modern Greek state
regional conflicts in the Balkans
predecessor First Hellenic Republic
First Hellenic Republic
surface form: Provisional Administration of Greece
recognizedBy Great Powers
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
restoredMonarchy 1935
shortName Greece
successor Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic

Second Hellenic Republic
successorState Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic (modern Greece)

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First Hellenic Republic legalSuccessor Kingdom of Greece
Corfu (city) locatedInFormerTerritory Kingdom of Greece
Battle of Crete location Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Greece longName Kingdom of Greece self-link
Balkan Wars mainBelligerent Kingdom of Greece
King George I of Greece monarchOf Kingdom of Greece
King Paul of Greece monarchOf Kingdom of Greece
Otto of Greece monarchOf Kingdom of Greece
Kingdom of Bulgaria neighboringCountry Kingdom of Greece
Prime Minister of Greece officeCreatedUnder Kingdom of Greece
Great Offensive opponent Kingdom of Greece
Ottoman Army opposedBy Kingdom of Greece
Lebanon Conference (1944) participant Kingdom of Greece
this entity surface form: Greek government-in-exile
Treaty of Bucharest (1913) participant Kingdom of Greece
Alexandros Papagos placeOfBirth Kingdom of Greece
Constantine I of Greece placeOfBirth Kingdom of Greece
Spyridon Louis placeOfBirth Kingdom of Greece
Alexandros Mavrokordatos placeOfDeath Kingdom of Greece
Alexandros Papagos placeOfDeath Kingdom of Greece
King George I of Greece placeOfDeath Kingdom of Greece
Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognized Kingdom of Greece
Agrarian Party of Greece region Kingdom of Greece
Socialist Party of Greece region Kingdom of Greece
Ioannis Kolettis regionOfActivity Kingdom of Greece
Treaty of London (1913) signatory Kingdom of Greece
Ottoman Empire successor Kingdom of Greece
Crete unionWith Kingdom of Greece
Katharevousa usedIn Kingdom of Greece
Drama wasAnnexedTo Kingdom of Greece
Kavala wasIncorporatedInto Kingdom of Greece
Argos wasPartOf Kingdom of Greece